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Robson result elicits talk of shot at the big time

THE best, if slightly garbled, line in the aftermath of Laura Robson's dismissal of Kim Clijsters belonged to the man who asked the teenager if she felt like she had just killed Bambi.

While the younger participant can perhaps look ahead, emboldened by the signature victory of her short career, to opportunities at the summit of the sport, the cherished veteran was rushed into retirement rather more prematurely than she had hoped, afforded only a brief chance to reminisce before she was effectively escorted off the premises.

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